New Era In Penn State Football Begins

Bill Belton #1 of the Penn State Nittany Lions football is carted off the field with an injury in the third quarter against the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

A cardboard cutout of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno hangs out of a sky box with a sign reading "Due Process for PSU JVP" during play between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio University Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. The NCAA vacated all of former coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: Fans sit in front of a former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno sign inside Beaver Stadium during play between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio Bobcats on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: The Penn State Nittany Lions block a field goal attempt by kicker Matt Weller #49 of the Ohio Bobcats in the second quarter at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: Penn State cheerleaders and fans in the stadium hold a moment of silence for victims of child abuse before the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio Bobcats play in an NCAA football game at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: Bill Belton #1 of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team pumps up the crowd before playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: The Penn State Nittany Lions football team takes the field before playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. Head coach Bill O'Brien is leading the Penn State football team for the first time since former coach Joe Paterno. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: The Penn State Nittany Lions football team takes the field before playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. Player names are being displayed on the jerseys for the first time. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: A fan holds a sign at the former site of the Joe Paterno statue prior to the Penn State playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: The Penn State Glee Club sings to tailgaters prior to the Penn State Nittany Lions playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: A fans puts plants down at the former site of the Joe Paterno statue prior to the Penn State playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: Fans hold hands at the former site of the Joe Paterno statue prior to the Penn State playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: A student has the slogan "One Team" painted on his back prior to the Penn State Nittany Lions playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: A toy of former Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno, sits in the grass at the former site of the Joe Paterno statue prior to the Penn State playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ohio v Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 01: A Penn State fan cheers to passerby prior to the Penn State playing the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 1, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Penn State Holds Prayer Vigil Before Opening Football Game

STATE COLLEGE, PA - AUGUST 31: Penn State students and members of the community comfort one another during a prayer vigil the night before the season-opening Penn State football game on Old Main on the campus of Penn State University on August 31, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. The vigil was held in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted of child abuse. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Penn State Holds Pep Rally For Football Team

STATE COLLEGE, PA - AUGUST 31: Fans cheer or the Penn State football team during a pep rally at Beaver Stadium on August 31, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State will play it's first game under new head coach Bill O'Brien against Ohio University on September 1 following the death of former coach Joe Paterno. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Penn State Holds Pep Rally For Football Team

STATE COLLEGE, PA - AUGUST 31: The Penn State Nittany Lions football team leaves the field following a pep rally at Beaver Stadium on August 31, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State will play it's first game under new head coach Bill O'Brien against Ohio University on September 1 following the death of former coach Joe Paterno. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Penn State Holds Pep Rally For Football Team

STATE COLLEGE, PA - AUGUST 31: The Penn State Nittany Lions football team watches a video during a pep rally at Beaver Stadium on August 31, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State will play it's first game under new head coach Bill O'Brien against Ohio University on September 1 following the death of former coach Joe Paterno. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Penn State Holds Pep Rally For Football Team

STATE COLLEGE, PA - AUGUST 31: A member of the cheer squad pumps up the fans as the Penn State Nittany Lions football hosts a pep rally at Beaver Stadium on August 31, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State will play it's first game under new head coach Bill O'Brien against Ohio University on September 1 following the death of former coach Joe Paterno. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)